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tver shown here, iii the latest shades arid designs; com-
prising Cashmeres, Serges, plain and figured bateens,
Cork-Screw Twills, B^ritz cloth, Tricots, a full
line of Plaids, and the Celebrated
i il t • ••
i :y
in all colors. These latter a|'e warranted to wash and not
' • cockle, thus forming a del irable material for steady,
every day wfjar. Try them.
W# can show.you also an excellent quality of Kid Gloves in
the new spring shades.
ih: .a. im: ^ tt G-s
and all over embroidery in finfc quality and exquisit patterns.
Muslin underwear as cheiip for the quality as can be
1 found |n,town.
Yoii are cordially invited |o call aijd examine
and may be assured that you Mil receive from us the BkM
GOODS AND LOWEST PRICES. l i b
Respectfully,
' • : i r j 1 ..• ' ■
Spring Announcement
The Leading Dealers in
i .
No. 8 Douglas Avenue,
I;
-.H I.J. • • :! ":)! "; . '
Incite the citizens to, call and inspect tlieir stock of
Domestic and Foreign Fruits; Sugars, leas, Coffees,
Spices, Syrups, Crockery, CUas|\vare, Table
Dressing, Canned Goods of all kinds fresl:. and of the best
quality always in stock. ,If you
and fresh goods at living prices procure them of j
BARTLETT & MINK.
3 6d&*r8ui
desi
Sauces land Salicl
re strictly pure
rPTTTH
'HEY MUST GO.
iDo ITo-o. He
Y SHALL GO.
LADIES' CLOAKS. | CHILDREN'S CLOAKS.
Any Kirid!j of juioaka
CLOAKS AT COST. | CLOAKS BELOW .COST.
Cloaks at Your Own Price.
,-fiLiM
ESTABLISHED 1I845.S
< I
m
The Large and Elegant Stock of
WAKE and;
j. 1 '*i
To be closed out at lowest figures.
Headquarters for Roger & Bros'. Silverware
Wm. BARKER,
'■II-
Jv
* * 1 ' ' I ' ' *1 ^
Corner Chicasajand River Streets.
The Sllghtesp Mistake Will Now
Preoipitate a Fight Between
England and Russia.
Excitement ia London Over the Further
Advance of the Cossacks In
Afghanistan.
El Media's Troups Fly Before Mohamme-
dan Warriors from India-
Otjiei News.
. , j J | Ij | i|'|; j •'
I THE AFCiHAN IMBHOGL^O.
i London, Ma|re|i Financial circles
arc excited overHoljieial reports received
tills uhernooii cotiiiriiiing the report pub-
lished in the yestenUy to the ef-
fect that the Kussiaiif tr^'jpSjh ivo advanced.-
further into Afgltai^terptory. 'flip Russian
(ioveriiineiit iuiyittsjjliat.silch a movement
has takeii pldce', $Utf«|jsy intend, witli iii little delay as possible, to
piish the lint) on tq tClzfi-Arvat. Sarakhi, and
ultimately to the; jffeat Stronghold (Hew
now reported as wlBlj-nigh in their hands.; jt
has been recently j asserted that, by this line s
means, an array cau be thrown iu six days,
from the south of Russia into tho interior of
Asia, add that idrity-eiifh't hours will sulhce.
when thie road IS ''tjarritod to Herat, for the
trd neport thither Of; a bOdy of troops from the
Caspian."] 1 fi "U i • l'-"l ' ■ ' ■
ENGLAND'S BAHOAIN WITH GERMAN V.
BebiLin, March 12.—A3 a result of Count
Herbert BismarcteSs mission to England,
England concedes to Germany the whole of
the Cameroons coiintry excepting the mis-
sion town of Vict
eaused a sCrioiis: fiotj here yesterday. I-ive
thousand female cigarmakers struck wor|<
and began smashing ]' the niachines
and destroying : cither i pronerty. The
strikers turned upon the Ikrge force of po-
lice which hiid been .called to restore order
and severely wolinded aboiil thirty of the
men with knivieis and stones. The ; disturb-
ance was riot qjielled until'the military had
been summoned to tlie scene and a^ large
number of. the riotous women arrested.
STANLEY'S TO DEVELOP THjj (X)W>
London, Mitch 12.—Mir..Henry M. Stan-
lev has written a letter urging the comple-
tion and nlaihtenance of tlie railw iy to the,
Soudan as a jfommercia! highway under
British protectioiu lie points out tbfit other-
wise the fututto development of the Congo
region will : be. greatly retarded.
the Soudan is oipened to commerce it "tfill be a
constant menace to t'he peacefid commercial
developments ' the West African nations
with which its warlike tribes come in oon-
tact. ■ Tk !:J|{ -.'i. ! : I.',--
AJT OFFER REJECTED.
London; March 12,—The £>a«y Tei«-
rraph states that England has rejected an
iftrfleitt* part qt the United States to ne-
.the egyptian qvest1qk.
*1*auis, March 12.—The Journal des De-
late says the difference between England
and France regarding Egypt requires for
•its settlement the intervention of a third
party, whose services will not be gratuitous.
1 .American mkat. . . jiv. J
Paris, March It}:—It is stjateil' that M.
Founder,.Minister of Commerce, will ask
the Chamber of Deputies to repeal the law
prohibiting the iinportatlon of American
meat, This act on will be with the view of
allaying the feeling aroused by the increase
of the import duties: on corn, i
a MANIFESTO FKOji. parnell.!
• IU hlin, March l'2 — Parnell has Issued a
uliinife.st tweiity-ohe head of cattle and! Dr. P. Austin
a large amount of j wheat j Fences and
ail kinds of inoitible property is stftit-
tei-ed. aud uiucli of it! floated away be-
yond; any lopcj of recovery. Yesterday
morning at dayllglit giins were heard tiring
iii the timbered pail of tlie inundated dis-
trict, which were interpreted to be signals
xjf distress, and men with boats went to the
rescue. It is feared that some lives; are
lost; ■ . i :■ h. - I i.1 ■
j Keokuk, la., March l2.r-|There was a
break in the ice In the Mississippi at the
mouth of the* Des Sloiiies River yester-
day, but ,it mov'etl only a short dis-
tance and . then became ; fast again.
The gorge iiil ihe %pes Moines River made
another start, but. did not run out The
Rock Island Railroad suffered by reason of
Washouts along the line; of the river and'
damage to bridges, causing considerable de-
lay to trains. A general break up is ex-
pected tonlay. . j
CENTRAL AMERICAN TROUBLES.
A Speck or W>»r on the lloijtzon Between
Guatemala and JJlciiraujja.
New Orleans, March 12.—Information
Wfl-,
lion.
' rherd
i i full
jia bulk of the jopu-
|i-ir«gar.i,iof tha
Lpen and wort
ak. The theatres ar<<
You
11 till!
1UU1
Sib-
gCiUb
has been received here that war has been
glared between Guatemala and NicafagUa,
reason of a proclamation issued by Presid
Barrios, of the former Republic, who decla
Uiat tho time has come when the Central
American Union must be effected. Bar-
rios is joined by .General! Bogran, Of
'Tionduras, Who is' subservient to him,
I jut Costa Rica will ' stand by Nidar-
i gua. which will resist the plans of
ISarrios; The principal, object of Bar-
i »)s is said to be to preveiitj the construc-
tion of the Niqarauguali canal. It Is now
jlosiflvelv Iknown that ! the Mexican,
school |i>r iotuled with arms seized -J; al|
Belize was > 11 *—
Firmed
Bow
^ciday
residence of
[IK Father to Sljpi Notes.
Gijern, Ky.j M irch 12.—Yes-
afteiinoon Charles Moore enterea the
one
de-
otes
re-
___ ___his father, Dr. j. R Moore,
of the wealthiest men in the! State, and
inanded that the old gentleman -sign n
to the amount of •?h he left the house.
A s soop as th^ doctor recovered he had
young Moore arrested, but refuses to prose-
cute. |Tlie s(>n is iu Governjinent employ at
Evansyille, Ind. \ '; jj - I j- |.
A Millionaire Sued fot%)iToroe. I
Detjroit Mich., March 12.—-The wife of
Mark Hopkins, tlie St Clair millionaire, ap-
plied for a divorce lit the County Circuit
Court yesterday on the ground of cruelty,
She alleges that when she married him, In
j 18611, Mark! was poor, and was eniployedjiin
pattern works at Minueapolis. She leift
| him {money belonging to a relative, which
he never paid back. The money was soon
! spent, but in 1874 Mark inherited 83,000,-
000, mostly qisli, fr*ni an tincle, and began
livirig in style at? St. Clair. Ilis wife claims
tflat all she has fa S50, wlkich Mark gave
her to leavt the house.
I j. :
It.
Tw
Petersb
den murder
finding 'a,
charged in
punisliment
the first tlui
imposed by
verdict is g
Bloomin
James Bradl
yesterday,
to twenty-
for the mu
city last Oc
X Oostlj
Troy, N,
Knitting M
day night
four weeks i
> Murilerers Sentenced.
URG, IIL, March 12.—The Houl-
trial ended yesterday, the Jury
verdict of guility of murder as
he indictment,! and fixing the
at death by hanging. This is
e the death penalty has been
a Menard County jury, and the
tfnerally Commended.
note, 111., March ; 12.—The
ley murder trijal was concluded
and Bradley; was sentenced
, 'ven years, in j the penitentiary
rder of Heiiry Pearson in this
ober.
Blaze Charged to Strikers.
Y'., March 12.—The Sunlight
lis, ownei by Emil Seitz, Avere
discovered lo be on fire at a late hour Tues-
The mills have been idle about
In consequence of a strike
against a five per cent reduction in wages,
and as the llainus broke out on two fldars Rt
the same tinni it is supiiosjed the place was
liredi by strikers, j! The machinery and
stock, valued at about 8-mOOO, are totally
destroyed, anil other losses, including that
on the"buildiijg, will bring the total up to
about $75,000, with but sihall insurance.
Seizure lof SmitRRled Diamond^.
Chicago, M:*ch 12.'-Special
Keeferecently seized at Minneapolis
worth of diamonds which i were tekt
the country- IpV way of Manitoba w ithont
having the diilf on .them paid. James Lynn
bought the scones in!Moscow, Russia and
his brother Waned money bn theni. and thej
were in his pbssession wlijen seized
Ageni
?(i.000
i Into
An Illin
Vandai.i
ley, gencra'.l
tion as "Uj
evening, ag
was one of t'
in which he
trust He
lature from
|is Pioneer P;ii»«e« Awa.f. !j
, 111.. March 12.—Join: bhii-
knownj throughout this sec-
lc.le Johnny " died Tuesdax
seventy-live. Mr. Shirley
Je first settlers, of this dounty.
leld vaiiiijus ipublic positions of
iwice elected to tJn^
lisdistrict
Lieutenai
Tatioa
Uetomped
i Austin, tre
at North A
Jith all the tr.
usurer of the Sal
dam*, Man., hog
oney.
t.egl»-
Not ■ Very Flattering (Uenerlptioii ol
' City ,of tlid South.
[Atlanta (^institution lutervieiv.]
Mr. Smith Clayton haij returned from
Orleans and is regaling his triends with
talks on his ex;«Jrienoaji with thb Cro|>
City and the expaiittoa ;j
"Talk about the extorfiion," he' rennarkeil near Canal street,
seem to be the larch Hands in the bus. ness
The tony French restajuranta also coijn«: in
for a share of this swindling. For inst
the uniusj-ecting but hitagry stranger eatera
a restaurant He finds no bill of' fare, but
he orders something jjo eat, an .l wh »n he
asks for his bill is'horriflpd and sljot-ked
••New Orleans must be a fa t |town?
remurked in the course p!>f the Convert
"It is the fastest town!) I ever saw.
are upwards of forty gastnbliu;i-house
blast night and day!
lation have an utter
bath day. Stores' are
on just as dUringjthe W
run and Sunday is a gr&it matinteday.
9un't toll it's Sunday exqipt by thedates
newspupel's. Of !course tuiere are a;large
ber of churchesj and p|0||ple who are inclined
to woitship can attend] hut the rjligiou i ele-
ment seems to : be overshadowed by thf
Worldlians. Mo-it everijbody seeins to drink
and smoke fine!cigars atSd gamble, but Y^u
seldom seie a "drunken jnaiL Tlie niglitsas
a nilo are mild and the [people are out-dour.-,
ol night almost as niuct) as tliuyj are •! urin^
the day. At this time thousands of idle nun
may be seen lomiging cm Canal street night
and'day. They are mesji from a distance out
of work who: have flocteftd to New Orleans in
the hope of making inftney. Inj, thur main
they have been Sadly ltijft,
"It is not an uncomejion thii
or forty men to 'be sent up for
one day, and the otlifer nigh
were arrested for being! found
gambling tables, Thai occurred
street, the I largest galibiing lipuse
United States, Where: ievery hi^ht not less
t.ian 500 men rnd boysijmay bb seen playin
ad the games of chancfis that- were ever in-
vented, the great gamfi being kelio. At this
game men will sit for ftour a.ter, hour in the
hope of wi ning-ftO oijjtiiO by investliHg in a'
card. The betting, ; in the; main, i is
not heavy. 1 was told that! the
license paid . by gambling ! houses in
New Orleans' amountjj to t-l.t'Od ' a year.
There is a strict statute against gambling,
but it does not seem tt[ be approved by pub-
lic sentin^ut and is not enforced.- The Lou-
isiana state lottery isjltlie arch-gambling in-
stitution of the statffi and j ays >-}0,Oui).a;
year for. the support |f a charity ho,-j5ital
"l was singularly strtick with the army ot
women and girls who have come to 'New-
Orleans from all partsjof the world, seeking
employment. How tiey live is a complet"
mystery to me.'! j
''How a bout the exposition f
"Tha universal consiment of paople who
have visited NeW Orleans and seen the expo-
sitionj is tliAt the exhibit is magniliceiit,. but
(he management coulel not be Worse." j
FRED
8S
& 38 Douglas Avenue,
A large quantity oif Ladies' fully reg-
ular made Ingrain Hose in all colors
at the very
25c
The same g<
:>ods
A limited
brands of \)
wide at
Bargains.
ow price of
hVJi
^ pair.
retai
ed right along
at 50c. I-
luantity of the yety best
eached Muslin, 86 inches
Call early! first selection
Special displa
8c per yard.
If
if
the best.
Spring Dress Goods.
§
(low Motel Thieves Work.
(Philadelphia 'ftimes Interview.]
The crack hotel thiflves ordinarily travel
in pairs, although theV ar», to all appear-
ances, unknown to ekch otlieh. jTno first
night after i-egisteringfat a notel tlhev sleep
late, aid when irousedfjby the chamnermaid
l'eque t her to call thein at noo.i, \VTlijn' th •
maid has completed h»r labors in the corri-
dor'in which ht)r'rortia< are li-utrl, and
while one thief stands!jon watcW his cpiifel-
erate effects an entraace to ail uuoopupie 1
room by means,of a skeleton kejy, an 1 dose
the do.'r behind him. :
He then rapidly bores a hole immediately
over the bolt, and fiiii-i up each end. witaj
white putty. If the jlock is a double one, 'as
is the case m many first-class hotels; a sruajl
hole.is drilled tlirougbit, so that the nippert
can lie u ed on jthe inside lock in turnjagXh .•
key after the Victim] has retirjd. A hah
dozen rooms can Isi "fixei" iu this way
within an hour.!. ThiS completes the' work
for the morning. Ttra afternoon is used fiu
making themselves "'^olid" with the regular
guests over-the bar and In watching the reg
ister fbr guests assigned to the "lixe 1''
rojnu.
watcli-
riwin
ihi-jve'
* When every pue has gone to bed1 one thie:
re umes his watch and "pipes olf the
rhen while his confedlerate worki thoj
This is done .in! shorti order, and the
are away1 by; daylight. The! to---Is :isa;Vby
tho hotel thieves are (of tho finest te ni^eref
steel, and consist. ol a "bar-key," ilsed-forj
opening big loCks; a jet of six bits, airaniged
for either stem or (tumbler Jocks; a small
drill, a file, a sectidnal stem or " vid^y,"
several pieces of wire and a pair of nippers.
Some putty or pigment is also included in
the kit, which is easily carried abc ut the
person. 1:__
Johta GubbiDS hp prepared to do all
jobs of p'Utnbing, aa3 fitting or String
up awningB. ! He has employed an exj
perienced plumber|from Chicago ajnd ie
in shape to do woijk well. Il t 3
Well and cistern) pumps, iron pipe and
pump flttingB a specialty at Kin ball &
Mitchell's, 14 Riv^r street. I tf
Closing out t>al4 of plovee, mitts and
woolen stockings ' at C. A. Nyl erg 21
Biver street. ■ ■ "j-;; 2 27tf
The Cheafeit oi LlgliU.
An agent of tti«s Chicago Lam;) com
pany has been inlElgin and will return
about the -13th tor 14:h inst. to take
orderB. The Chicago lamp is a Imitted
the best. A beausiiful light, mojlre bril-
liant than thre e Ordinary e a j< t?, a'd
equal to six lamps. Absolutely t afe aud
a favorite vherev^r introduced. Lampi*
have been sold and can be seen in oper-
ation at the Noltijug house, at lej-man
Loeding's and at liouis Gerlach's: 7 7t6*
Bath Booms.
Fred Bielenbenie, under T. F.
has newly fitted !up his fine a
venient,bath rooms. Tiiev havi)
accommodation.
Swan's,
id con-,
every
3 9tf
Il'ood.
n have a! few 1
cbrds of good seasoned second
wood for sale at jf5.50 per: cord,
on North street; sifend ib vonr or
The display off California
Stewart's Bee Biive is unusoa
and fine. You ckn find, anyth
want therei Nut|B, fruits and c
dessert are to be Joufld in sjs great
ance as iu the city market.
This is the season when the housewife
farmers at the? Boston Fair
clothing store that can be foond
undred
growth
OlEce
ders. -i
12—4tf
fruits at
lly large
ing you
ikes for
abund-
3 7
'am'ily
er
who has a desire] to please. the
at a loss to know"from what to make h
pies. She 9aves inuch worry by visitiug
A. 34. Stewart's and making a selection
from a score of delicious drujdifriiits.. 3 7
/"i ^«i i *' ■ —i i- ■ I" ~|! \
T. O. Triggs if receiviii'g bnlk oysters
daily and sells them, freshest and
cheapest,- I ..; j .' ' ■ '.|f;. 2 26ml
Yon can findi the beet overcoats for
Dealing
in £igin.
3 2
Under the Auspices of the Elgin Light Guards
DU BOIS OPERA ifbUSE,
March 16 & 17
Two Faeniflcent Eotertaiairents,
Battle of Gr
VOLDO S CIVTL WAR.
ed by the . > 1
OF THE WEST,
ature from the U-reat Plains
Follow
% WONDERLANDS
Showing the Wonders of N
Both Entertainments
ND
to the Great Pacific.
Superbly Illustrated.
< Tlie Latest Amusement Triumph!
Unanimously indorsed by the Metropolitan press of the
"• comtry. !
Red-Letter Nights of American
History.
PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.
Admission 25 cents.
Tickets for sale ai AJlen Br
[j ! by members
SMAILE
Reserved Seats 35 cents,
os', Campbell & Wiltheis', and1
f the Company.
tio. 13 Grove-ave.
Towns Block
InVite you to
their very
call and examine .
choice stock of
,*.|| . v
Finer Goods were never showt
Our Prices are in Keeping with the Times,
No trouble to show Goods
SMAILES
in Elgin.
Don't fcjrgpt the place.
& SONS.
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR
TRAVELING BAGS.
2 16m3
' i.' .
TRUNKS AND
Our prices^ will soon convince you
as those that pretend to handle
cannot come within a mils of us
ered. We take no back seat for a:
we can manufacture and sell eqi
1885 knocks the spots Off from
[■ | .- jl: Repairing prom
Give us a call when in want of an;
Belt that we can sell you the
J HORSE BLANKETS
that we have no competition In Biffin,
iTtlUNKS and TRA. VBLINQ BAGS
when quality and prioes are oonsid- .
,ny body, not even Ohloaffo houses, as
ually as cheap. 'Our PRIOQ LIST for
a anything ever offered in this line.
□ lptly attended to. ■
j thing in our line and cohvinoe your-,
best article for the least money.
a.t oost to olo«* out.
THE ELGIN TKtJNK FACTORY,
No. a
The Shoes Woodruff sells at his West Siae Shoe Store are
ALL SOLID-
CTTiloa.sro Str*«t.
-NO SHODDY.
t-
!#
Sells CHEAPER than the same qualitv are sold at an? J
othere d
ace in the Gitv,
SIDE LACE
L-
Reasonable wear guaranteed
SHOES $1.50.
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